Highlights:
What a busy week we’ve had! We started the week with a lovely remembrance gathering on Monday. Tuesday was flu vaccinations and we also watched a live lesson for anti-bullying week. Wednesday we had a whole school special assembly on kindness. Each child in class two wrote a ‘You are amazing’ card for another child. All of the class loved reading them and receiving them. In English we have completed our work on Pyramid Shape Poems. The children have used some outstanding vocabulary to describe a bonfire and fireworks in their poetry. In maths, we have continued our work on adding and subtracting 2-digit numbers, focusing on the exchange method between tens and ones. In science, we have studied habitats in different parts of the world such as tropical, polar, desert and ocean habitats and what animals and plants live and grow there. In Geography we continued to look at the geographical features of Brandesburton and our school. There was also great excitement within Key Stage One as we introduced our Christmas Play! There will be songs to be practised and lines to be learnt. Your support with this will be greatly appreciated and we really hope you are able to join us for one of our performances in December. The children’s lines to practise for the play will be sent home on Monday.
What’s happening next week: On Monday it is our Championing Maths event starting at 9am. Please do join us to find out more about the maths curriculum and watch some maths lessons taking place throughout the school. On Thursday we have scooter training. If your child is participating, please ensure they have their scooter and helmet at school on Thursday. All details have already been sent home. Please see the school office if you need further information. Thursday is also the date of the next Brandesburton School Coffee Morning. Parents and grandparents are very welcome to come and have a drink and a chat.
Class Focus:
We are working on listening to and following instructions as some children are finding this rather tricky at the moment.
Spellings:
This week’s spelling focus has been contractions. The spelling test is on Mondays. Please ensure the children practise spellings at home, the children stick their new spellings in their reading logs every Monday. Below we have posted what they had this week so they can be practising over the weekend, please also practise applying them in sentences. The spelling sheets that the children complete daily in school will also be sent home each week for you to revisit when you can. We play lots of spelling games with our words, ask your child what games we have been playing so you can play them at home too. We also have a good discussion about the meaning of the words if we’re not sure.
Just a reminder that PE days are Tuesdays and Fridays.
Dates for your diary:
13th, 20th, 27th November: Come dine with me events. Join your child for one of Mrs Gell’s delicious roast dinners
18th November – Whole school Championing Maths event.
21st November – Well-being coffee morning.
21st November – Scooter training for class two.
10th December – KS1 Christmas Play 10.45am
12th December – KS1 Play 1.30pm
PLEASE NOTE DATE CHANGE FOR OUR SCHOOL CHRISTMAS FAIR WHICH WILL NOW TAKE PLACE ON THE AFTERNOON OF TUESDAY 17TH DECEMBER. WE ARE VERY EXCITED FOR THIS, MORE DETAILS TO FOLLOW SHORTLY!